Device for fastening the end of a coiled member to a supporting structure



Aprll 18, 1933. J T. GRIFHN ET AL 1,904,863

DEVICE FOR FASTENING THE END OF A COILED MEMBER TO A SUPPORTING STRUCTURE Filed D60. 6, 1929 Wren/ax: Jd/Wes 7. 6/717 Jab/1 R flea/re James 6! 6202/0/7- Patented Apr. 18, 1933 JAMES 'r. GRIFFIN, or OAK PARK, JOHN P. or ,AIIDFJAIIEsGJGURE- TON, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNORS-EEO WESTERN; ELEGTRIC coMrAN' srp rr CORPORATED, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK I DEVICE FOR FASTENING THE END OF I coILEn nnnnnn rofasurronmne I STRUCTURE, 1. w

Application filed December s, 1929. s r1 1 are. 412, 0,

porting structure, and more particularly to a device for fastening the outer end of a.

coiled lead sheathed cable toa cable reel.

In preparing lead covered cable for shipment, the cable end must necessarily be se cured in position in some manner, and in the past, in some instances, this securement has been provided by embedding or sealing a ring within the solder or seal used for enclosing the end of the cable, the ring so embedded being attached by means of a rope or. wire to the head of the reel upon which the cable is wound. The practice of employing such a ring secured to the end seal of the cable has been found subject to improvement. An object of this invention is to provide a 0 simple and eflicient device for fastening the end of a member to a supporting structure.

In accordance with this object, one embodiment of the invention comprises a metallic strip orstrap member which is corrugated or V crimped at spaced positions for engaging strands or binding elements which are wound around the end of a lead sheathed cable in circumferential grooves or recesses formed inthe sheath thereof. A'plurality of turns ofsuch strands or binding elements are preferably provided in the circumferential grooves and engaging the corrugations of the strap member to afford a rigid or fixed attachment between the cable and the strap member. The strap member or metallic strip is attached to the inner side of a cable drum.

panying drawing illustrating the same,

wherein Fig. 1 is a fragmentary elevational view of one end of a cable reel and cable coiled there- I pasta ifrin the-sided. as reel, and .show- .ljllg the novel I secluring -structl l and i i i I Fig. 2 is a fragmentary elevational view of the same. structure, taken from thei insi'de or end thereof.

erasable reel and lookingi toward'the head 1 I erare11g;no. tel-ire. aim-Inga iiiliich like. reference humeralsfides'ignate Similar parts "in the? view there 'fisi wdisclosed a cable reel having ,alheadorIjeI'idlO qffvvood and .ja lead .covfiredcable sp'irally wound thereon and .,terminating{lin, an louter sealed end 12wh'ich"is'to be secured to the head L10 by means of the novelstructure provided "by thisinventio {The abletend 12is circumferent-ia-lzly g1-6 a,o recessed at spaced 0- sitions 13, a metallic'sti'ip 'or strap member 14 is provided'which has corrugations or crimped portions 15 which are spaced corfixed relation to the strap member 14 ing elements 16 tomaintain the cable end in strap member 14 is then firmly secured to the inner surface of the cable reel headlO preferablyby means of nails 17 driven vinto the head through suitable apertures provided in the strap member, and also by means of staples 18 surroundingthe strap member and y piercing the head 10. Thus, the nails 17 and staples 18fixedly secure the strap member 14 to the head, which strap member in turn rigidly engages the binding elements 16, which maintain the cable end 12 in a fixed position with respect to the strap member 14.

Thus, it is apparent that the binding elements 16 and the strap member 14,'together with its securing nails and staples, provide a fixed attachment of the cable end to the cable reel and an efficient and simple structure for effecting the object of the invention.

It will, of course, be understood that the invention is not to be limited to the specific structure here disclosed and illustrated, but is susceptible to modifications Within the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A device for securing the end of a sheathed cable to its supporting reel, said end being provided with spaced depressions, comprising a member cri'mped to engage the depressions and interposed between the reel and the cable end, and means for attaching the cable end to the crimped member.

2. A device for securing the end of a cable .to' its, supporting reel, comprising a pair of spaced wires surrounding and recessed within the end of the cable, and a metallic strip crimped for engaging the wires and attaching the cable end tothe reel. I

3. A device for securing to a reel the end of a cable having spaced peripheral depressions therein, comprising a rigid strap haw ing crimped portions designed to register with the peripheral depressions, means for securing the cable end to the strap, and means for securing the strap to the reel.

4. A device for fastening the outer end of a cable wound on a reel, said end being providedwith depressions, comprising means rigidly secured in said depressions in the outer end of the cable, and means extending from said rigidly secured means to the reel to attach the cable end thereto.

'' In witness whereof, we hereunto subscribe our names this 27th day of November A. D.,

JAMES T. GRIFFIN. JOHN P. DEANE. JAMES e. GURETON. 

